Hazeldene, Blythe Lane, Lathom (Near Ormskirk), L40 5TY

Planning appeal 6004551 at Hazeldene, Blythe Lane, Lathom (Near Ormskirk), L40 5TY (West Lancashire District Council) was dismissed on 9 June 2026 by Inspector N Unwin, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location with regard to access to shops, services, and facilities.

Full Planning Permission for development comprising demolition of existing stables and outbuildings followed by erection of single dwelling (designed and constructed as a self-build); together with associated external works and landscaping

Authority: West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Inspector: N Unwin
Postcode: L40 5TY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location with regard to access to shops, services, and facilities

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location, with inadequate access to shops, services, facilities, and sustainable transport modes, means the identified harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of the proposal, even under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

The moderate benefits of a single self-build dwelling on previously developed land, including economic benefits and biodiversity enhancement, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm arising from the inappropriateness of the location for housing in terms of sustainability and access to services, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy RS1Policy GN1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 83Paragraph 11

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